Don Pepper
Donald Hoyte Pepper (born October 8, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a first baseman whose seven-year (1962–1968) professional career included a four-game trial in the majors with the Detroit Tigers in 1966. Pepper batted and threw left-handed, at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg).
| Don Pepper | |||
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| Pinch hitter/First baseman | |||
| Born: October 8, 1943 Saratoga Springs, New York | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 4 | ||
| At bats | 3 | ||
| Hits | 0 | ||
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Pepper's career was spent with the Detroit organization. In his best season, 1966 with the Double-A Montgomery Rebels, he batted .302 and reached career highs in home runs (19) and runs batted in (87). Called up to the Tigers after the post-September 1 roster expansion, Pepper was a pinch hitter in three contests (he grounded out, struck out, and flied out in his three at bats). In his fourth game, he was a defensive replacement for veteran Tiger first baseman Norm Cash, but did not bat.[1]
At age 24, Pepper made the cover of Sports Illustrated in March 1968, along with Johnny Bench, Cisco Carlos, Alan Foster, and Mike Torrez, as "The Best Rookies of 1968."[2] He is the father of Dottie Pepper (b.1965),[3] a former professional golfer and current golf commentator.
References
- Retrosheet
- Leggett, William (March 11, 1968). "Some hot rookies for a new season". Sports Illustrated: 28.
- Woo, Andrea (June 17, 2002). "Don Pepper And Cisco Carlos Hot Prospects". Sports Illustrated: 10.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)